Visiting Hours
Coronavirus Update: Visitor Restrictions in Place
Updated February 16, 2021:Starting 02/16/2021, inpatient Veterans at Fort Harrison VA Medical Center who are COVID negative are allowed to have visitors.
Please note that a maximum of two visitors at a time are allowed per Veteran during their inpatient stay. No visitors under the age of 18 are allowed inside VA facilities. All visitors in any MTVAHCS facility must wear a visitor’s badge and face mask that covers their nose and mouth at all times.
Inpatient visiting hours are available Monday-Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors will enter Fort Harrison VA Medical Center through the Emergency Department.
To reach patients or medical staff on the 4th floor, please contact the nurse’s station at 406-447-7940. To reach patients or medical staff on the ICU floor, please call 447-7950. This policy is subject to change. Coronavirus Information and Updates.
Children
At this time, please note that no visitors under age 18 are allowed at MTVAHCS's sites.
Exceptions
For the health and well-being of a patient, the attending physician may limit, restrict, or deny visitation. We apologize for any inconvenience when this occurs, and appreciate your understanding that it may be medically necessary.
VA General Visitation Policy
The medical center respects the patient's right to make decisions about his or her care, treatment and services, and to involve the patient's family in care, treatment, and services decisions to the extent permitted by the patient or surrogate decision-maker. "Family" is defined as a group of two or more persons united by blood, or adoptive, martial, domestic partnership, or other legal ties. The family may also be a person or persons not legally related to the individual (such as significant other, friend or caregiver) whom the individual considers to be family. A family member may be the surrogate decision-maker, as defined in VHA Handbook 1004.02, if authorized to make care decisions for the individual, should he or she lose decision-making capacity or choose to delegate decision making to another. The medical center allows a family member, friend or other individual to be present with the patient for emotional support during the course of stay. The medical center allows for the presence of a support individual of the patient's choice, unless the individual's presence infringes on other's rights or safety, or is medically or therapeutically contraindicated. The individual may or may not be the patient's surrogate decision-maker or legally authorized representative. The hospital prohibits discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.
